Loggerhead sea turtle, Climate change

Climate change could make more turtles female – but some are starting to adapt
Unless sea turtles find a way to counteract rising nest temperatures, climate change could produce an increasing number of females and fewer offspring – a frightening scenario for sea turtle biologists like us.
Turtles are changing their nesting patterns in response to climate change - and potential extinction
Turtles are changing their nesting patterns in response to climate change - and potential extinction - Scientists say how long the cold-blooded sea creatures will be able to survive in a warming world
Turtles nesting earlier in Cyprus as climate warms
Researchers from the University of Exeter studying the nesting habits of green and loggerhead turtles have discovered that the turtles are returning to the island earlier each year, a phenomenon seen as a successful adaptation to climate change.
Cyprus: Turtles Race Against Climate Doom Nesting Early to Save Young
New research reveals a desperate struggle unfolding on the beaches of Cyprus, where green and loggerhead turtles are battling climate change by nesting earlier each year. Researchers monitoring these ancient mariners have uncovered a startling trend: the turtles are returning to their ancestral nesting grounds sooner to escape rising temperatures that threaten their offspring’s survival.
Turtles Race Against the Heat As Climate Change Shifts Nesting Seasons
Turtles are proving to be surprisingly adaptable in the face of climate change, shifting their nesting season earlier each year to cope with rising temperatures. Scientists studying green and loggerhe
Love eating turtle meat? You could die…
Further to the legal implications, Tennant is warning that consuming turtle meat can have dire consequences. He pointed to a ...
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Moving Sea Turtle Eggs May Affect Hatchling Development
Moving turtle eggs from beaches into hatcheries is a common practice to protect them from some of these threats—at least until they hatch. But a study published June 13 in Frontiers in Ecology and ...
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SAVING WESTERN POND TURTLES
gender ratios of western pond turtle hatchlings — which are only about the size of a quarter after emerging — are determined by the incubation temperatures of nests. To achieve an equal ratio of ...
Outdoors: Why did the turtle cross the road?
I often find the most interesting things in nature are the most mundane aspects of nature. For example, I am sure many of you are seeing turtles crossing roads or perhaps crawling across your ...
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Sea turtles, a Florida conservation success story, face a new threat
Hurricanes have always interfered with the incubation of turtle nests tucked in the sand, but stronger storms mean stronger interference. The changing conditions raise questions about the future ...
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Turtle release project on Magnetawan First Nation featured in documentary series
It has since added a turtle egg incubation program for species at risk and releases hatchlings every summer in a community event. "When you drop a pebble in the water, and it has like that ripple ...
Outdoors: Why did the turtle cross the road? (copy)
I often find the most interesting things in nature are the most mundane aspects of nature. For example, I am sure many of you are seeing turtles crossing roads or perhaps crawling across your ...